Obit of Moad, Joseph Alexander - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 10 Jul 2005 Return to Roger Mills County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== Surnames: Moad, Gailey, Leslie, Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/5940 Joseph Alexander Moad was born in Maysville, California, January 23, 1859 and departed this life March 28, 1935 at the age of 77 years, two months and 5 days. He was married Miss Naomi Gailey September 9, 1880 at Bowling Green, Missouri. To this union were bron eight boys and five girls. Four sons and two daughters passed away in infancy and one son lived until the age of seventeen. He was affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church most of his early life, and recently united with the Methodist Episcopal Church, South of Hammon and was baptized by Rev. F.M. Nowlin while in the hospital at Elk City. He lived a devoted life and one spent in service to others. He and his wife, helped rear, educate and finance twenty eight children other than their own, among whom were four small brothers given to them at their mother's death and three older brothers and sisters. He was a real father to them and did all within his ability to do for their happiness and success. Doctors, nurses and kind friends did all that medical aid and loving hands could do. He was brought from the Tisdal Hospital to the home of his daughter, Mrs. W.B. Hibler, two weeks before he passed away. He had been in poor health for some time and had been considered serious for a number of weeks. He felt perfectly at ease and willing to leave this world of suffer and trouble, but fought couragesly to the end because of the desire of his many friens who hope for his recovery. He leaves to mourn his passing his wife, Mrs. Naomi Moad; four sons, A. G. Moad and J.S. Moad, of Herring, J.D. Moad of Sayre, and C.R. Moad of Hammon, Oklahoma; three daughters, Mrs. W.H. Leslie of Leedey, Oklahoma, Mrs. H.W. Mitchell and Mrrs. W.B. Hibler of Hammon, three brothers, Rev. C.S. Moad of Cisco, Texas, A. G. Moad of Guthrie, Oklahoma and W.G. Moad of Hammon; two sisters, Mrs. Clara Norvell of Hobart, Oklahoma and Mrs. Amy Yount of Leedey. One sister, Mrs. Mary Pearson of Stratford, Oklahoma passed away a weeek ago but he never knew of her passing. He also leaves twenty-eight grandchildren and one great grandchild besides a number of other relatives and a host of friends. We are indeed very sad because of the departure of this most beloved friend. I know we shouls not grieve, because his life on earth was a beautiful and sincere one, and one to be long remembered by his many many friends. He always appeared jovial and light hearted, even sometimes when we knew he could not be, only through his efforts to make others all who knew him. He not only had the ability to make friends, but to hold them and continue to gain their love and respect. Services were conducted at the Hammon Methodist Church Monday at 3 p.m . by Rev. F.M. Nowlin and assisted by Rev. J.J. McNely, of Mountain View. The Killough-Hullum Funeral Home were in charge of the services. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, Ok 2-Apr-1936 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html